diff --git a/src/cap_pool.h b/src/cap_pool.h
index 3aba400..a1bf6a5 100644
--- a/src/cap_pool.h
+++ b/src/cap_pool.h
@@ -67,15 +67,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>	/* for VIDEO_MAX_PLANES */
 
-/*
- * iter17 α-20: reduced from 24 to 11 as a test — matches kdirect
- * (ffmpeg-v4l2request) CAPTURE pool depth on the same fixture. iter15
- * ioctl-sequence diff showed kdirect issues CREATE_BUFS count=1 × 11
- * while libva did CREATE_BUFS count=24. If pool depth or buffer-index
- * range affects rkvdec's per-codec state machine, this is a discriminator.
- * Revert to 24 if 11 is too tight for mpv-16-surface continuous playback.
- */
-#define MIN_CAP_POOL 11
+#define MIN_CAP_POOL 24
 
 enum cap_slot_state {
 	CAP_SLOT_FREE = 0,	/* available for a new decode acquisition */